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US8091540(Crossbow)
In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a crossbow is provided that includes a stock having a fore end and a rear end and including a longitudinal extent extending toward the rear end from a vicinity of the fore end; a cocking mechanism for cocking the crossbow, the cocking mechanism including a car moveably coupled to the stock such that the car is capable of translating along the longitudinal extent of the stock from a vicinity of the fore end toward the rear end, the car being further adapted to engage a portion of a bowstring of the crossbow such that as the car so translates, the car further urges the bowstring portion rearwardly along the longitudinal extent of the stock toward and into engagement with a trigger mechanism of the crossbow; and a linkage moveably coupled to the stock in a vicinity of the rear end such that the linkage is capable of being rotated relative to the stock, the linkage further being adapted to engage the car and, via the linkage so rotating relative to the stock, to impart an urging force to the car, and to thereby translate the car rearwardly from a vicinity of the fore end toward the rear end along the longitudinal extent of the stock."

"Referring now to FIG. 4, a crossbow 1400 in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure is partially shown, in top view. The crossbow 1400, which in FIG. 4 exhibiting a shooting configuration, may have a fore end 1402 and a rear end 1404, and may include a gripper 1406 positioned in a vicinity of the rear end 1404, a stock 1408 coupled to extending from the gripper 1406 and toward the fore end 1402, and limbs 1410 coupled to the stock 1408, at respective sides 1412, 1414 thereof, and in a vicinity of the fore end 1402. As will be described below, the crossbow 1400 may further include a limb support mechanism 1416 via which the limbs 1410 may be both moveable and selectively collapsible relative to the stock 1408. As will also be described below the crossbow 1400 may include a limb actuator 1418, the limb actuator 1418 being interoperable with the limb support mechanism 1416 for permitting a user of no greater than average strength to quickly and easily selectively cause the crossbow 1400 to transition from a collapsed state to the final shooting configuration shown in FIG. 4. As will further be described below, the crossbow 1400 may include a limb locking device 1420 for selectively securing the limbs 1410 in place with respect to the stock 1408 (e.g., so as to ensure that the crossbow 1400 remains in the shooting configuration shown in FIG. 4 as needed or as desired during the hunt)."

US8992608(Everting heart valve)
"The present invention provides methods and apparatus for endovascularly replacing a patient's heart valve. The apparatus includes a replacement valve and an expandable anchor configured for endovascular delivery to a vicinity of the patient's heart valve. In some embodiments, the replacement valve is adapted to wrap about the anchor, for example, by everting during endovascular deployment. In some embodiments, the replacement valve is not connected to expandable portions of the anchor. In some embodiments, the anchor is configured for active foreshortening during endovascular deployment. In some embodiments, the anchor includes expandable lip and skirt regions for engaging the patient's heart valve during deployment. In some embodiments, the anchor comprises a braid fabricated from a single strand of wire. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes a lock configured to maintain anchor expansion. The invention also includes methods for endovascularly replacing a patient's heart valve. In some embodiments, the method includes the steps of endovascularly delivering a replacement valve and an expandable anchor to a vicinity of the heart valve, wrapping at least a portion of the replacement valve about the anchor, and expanding the anchor to a deployed configuration."

US20140055483 A1(Computer User Interface System and Methods, Apple Inc.)
"[0007] In particular, the information detected by such sensors may define various user contexts. In other words, the sensor(s) may detect a user parameter relative to the computer such that different user contexts may be determined. For example, a user presence context may be determined to be presence of a user, absence of a user or presence of multiple users within a vicinity of the computer. Based on the determined user presence context, the computer may be placed in a particular mode of operation and/or may alter an appearance of information displayed by the computer."

"[0051] In S420, an initial user parameter may be detected. As discussed above, the detected user parameter may be the user's body or a part thereof, or an object associated with the user. Based on the detected initial user parameter, an initial user context may be determined AT s430. For example, a user presence context may be determined to be that a user or a specific user is present in a certain vicinity of the computer system.

[0052] Based on the determined initial user context, an operating system and/or an active application of the computer system may be controlled at S440. For example, when the user presence context is that a user is in the vicinity of the computer system, the computer system may be placed in a use mode--that is, an operational mode in which the computer is running normally."